James tomlinson



(No Model.)

J. TOM'LINSON.

OYLINDRIOIAL WOODEN PACKAGE. Y N0. 336,963. I Patented'Mar. z, 1886.

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NITED STATES JAMES TOMLINS ON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE MAITLAND, RALZEMOND A. PARKER, AND CHARLES F. BURTON,

ALL OF SAME PLACE.

CYLINDRICAL WOODEN PACKAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,963, dated March 2, 1886.

I Application filed November 25, 1884. Serial No. 148,833. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES TOMLINSON, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cylindrical \Vooden Packages; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description there- 'of, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specificaro tion.

The invention relates to wooden packages; and it consists ofa cylindrical-shaped package, the walls of which are formed of two thicknesses of wood wound in a continuous coil from one piece, and having interposed between them a cement saturated piece of cloth or paper. The inner and outer coils are composed of one piece, and they inclose the cement-coated paper or cloth between them.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wall or cylinder of such package. Fig. 2shows a sectional view of the cylinder, showing especially the manner of fastening and cementing the heads into said package. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the top of the cylinder. Fig. 4 is a. detail showing the strip of wood with thestrip of paper or cloth before it is rolled into cylindrical shape.

The cylinder is made of two or more layers of wood wound in a continuous coil from a single piece, the strip of wood being 'cut of suflicient length to make the desired number of coils.

As shown in Fig. 4, A represents the wooden strip with the strip of cloth 8, saturated with glue or other similar cement, or a strip of paper covered on both sides with cement, applied to one side of the wood. The wood strip is then coiled into proper shape in the 40 ordinary manner, a full turn causing the uncovered portion of the strip A to lap under the portion covered by the cloth or paper strip B. The coiling of the strip Ais continued until a second turn has been completed,

when the end of the strip of wood is secured to the body of the cylinder and prevented from uncoilingby riveting, nailing, or sewing, the strip of cloth or paper B being-thus interposed between the coils of the wood strip, as

Instead of forming the package as above described, I may form it in the following manner: After the full turn of the coil has been made and the wood begins to lap upon itself I insert the strip ofcloth or paper, saturated or coated as described. The coil of wood and the strip of cloth or paper is continued until a second turn has been completed, when the end of the strip is secured to the body, as before described.

I secure the head D in position in the following way: A suitable head-lining, c, is secured near the. end with cement or glue, and the head forced into place. This construction may be adopted for both headings. but Ihave shown the bottom K held in differently, the inside coil ofthe package being cut away to allow of the bottom being forced into place, where it is held by cement or nails. The top head I may slightly bevel,so that when placed upon the head-lining there is an annular V- shaped groove, 0, between the walls of the package and the head.

Before using the package I saturate its inside with a bath of hot paraffine or paraffine 7 and resin, which enters the pores of the wood and renders it impervious to aqueous mixtures. The top also has its loweror inner surface coated with the par-affine.

After filling the package with whatever it may be desired to keep therein, I place the top in position, and fill the V-shaped groove with the par-affine cement, which at the same time secures the head in place and closes any aperture between the walls of the package and the head, securely confining the contents of the package.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is- A cylindrical-shaped package the walls of which are formed of two thicknesses of wood wound in a continuous coil from one piece, and having interposed between them a cementsaturated piece of cloth or paper.

J AMES TOMLIN SON.

Witnesses:

EDMUND DANIEL, GEORGE MAITLAND. 

